FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Bang! & Reload! + [320 kbps]

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD: Bang! - The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood + Reload! - Frankie: The Whole 12 Inches + The Bang! & Reload! Singles Codec: mp3. Description: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. Bit rate: 320 kbps. Sample rate: 44100 Hz joint stereo. Tags: ID3V1 & ID3V2. Source format: CD. Number of tracks 38. Original label: ZTT. CD releases: Warner Music Group/Universal Music Group. Allmusic bio: "On the back of an enormous publicity campaign, Frankie Goes to Hollywood dominated British music in 1984. Frankie's dance-pop borrowed heavily from the then-current Hi-NRG movement, adding a slick pop sensibility and production. What really distinguished the group was not their music, but their marketing campaign. With a series of slogans, T-shirts, and homoerotic videos, the band caused enormous controversy in England and managed to create some sensations in the United States. However, the Frankie sensation was finished as soon as it was started; by the release of their second album, Liverpool, in 1986, the group's audience had virtually disappeared. Based in Liverpool, Frankie Goes to Hollywood formed in 1980, comprising ex-Big in Japan vocalist Holly Johnson, vocalist Paul Rutherford, guitarist Nasher Nash, bassist Mark O'Toole, and drummer Peter Gill. Originally, the group was called Hollycaust, but they changed their name to Frankie Goes to Hollywood — taken from an old headline about Frank Sinatra's acting career — by the end of the year. The band didn't make anything of note until 1982, when they appeared on the British television program The Tube with a rough version of the video for "Relax." The appearance attracted attention from several record labels as well as record producer Trevor Horn. Horn contacted the band and signed them to his label, ZTT. Late in 1983, Frankie's first single, the Horn-produced "Relax"/"Ferry Cross the Mersey," was released. A driving dance number, "Relax" featured sexually suggestive lyrics that would soon lead to great controversy. Around the time of the release of "Relax," Frankie's promotional director, Paul Morley, a former music journalist, orchestrated a massive, intricate marketing campaign that soon paid off in spades. Morley designed T-shirts that read "Relax" and "Frankie Says...," which eventually appeared across the country. The group began playing up their stylish, campy homosexual imagery, especially in the first video for "Relax." The video was banned by British TV and a new version was shot. Similarly, Radio 1 banned the single and the rest of the BBC radio and television networks quickly banned the record as well. Consequently, "Relax" shot to number one in January of 1984 and soon sold over a million copies. Frankie's second single, the political "Two Tribes," was released in June of 1984. The single, which was also produced by Trevor Horn, entered the charts at number one; it went gold in seven days. "Two Tribes" stayed at number one for nine weeks and eventually sold over a million copies. While it was on the top of the charts, "Relax" went back up the charts, peaking at number two. Frankie mania had taken England by storm, yet it took a while to catch on in America. "Relax" peaked at number 67 in the spring of 1984, while "Two Tribes" just missed the Top 40 in the fall. Welcome to the Pleasuredome, the band's Trevor Horn-produced debut double album, entered the U.K. charts at number one and their third single, the ballad "The Power of Love," also reached number one. Welcome to the Pleasuredome reached number 33 in early 1985 in the U.S., prompting the re-release of "Relax"; this time around, it made it into the American Top Ten. "Rage Hard," the first single from their second album, peaked at number four in the U.K. during the summer of 1986. It was followed by the release of Liverpool, which reached number five on the British charts. Frankie Goes to Hollywood began their final tour in early 1987; by April, the band had broken up. Holly Johnson went on to pursue a solo career, which began in earnest in 1989, after a long legal battle with ZTT. Paul Rutherford also began a solo career, yet neither his nor Johnson's were particularly successful.". Allmusic.com review 'Bang! - The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood': "Frankie Goes to Hollywood hyped their debut album Welcome to the Pleasuredome so much that when their second record, Liverpool, failed to live up to expectations, their career was effectively over. That didn't stop them from releasing greatest-hits albums, however, nor did it stop the inevitable wave of '80s nostalgia that surged forth in the '90s. To cash in on whatever meager Frankie nostalgia that may have existed, Bang!... Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood appeared in 1994 and was reissued in 1998, when the rights shifted to Universal Records. Bang! is as good a compilation of Frankie's material as could be assembled, featuring no less than eight songs from Pleasuredome (including, of course, "Relax," "Two Tribes," "The World Is My Oyster," and "Bang") and five songs from Liverpool. There were a couple of good songs stranded on the second album ("Ferry Cross the Mersey," (sic!) "Rage Hard") and certain casual fans may enjoy having those singles on the same disc with the hits, but the fact remains that Frankie can only truly be understood (and, to a certain extent, truly enjoyed) on Pleasuredome. That debut stood on its own, sounding unlike any other record of its time, and it contained all of the big hits in the first place. Consequently, many casual listeners will be satisfied with simply acquiring that record, even if the album versions were slightly different than the singles. If they feel otherwise, Bang! will serve as the definitive singles collection, satisfying both the hardcore and casual fan." TRACK LIST Bang! - The Greatest Hits of Frankie Goes to Hollywood ========================================================= 01. Relax (Gill, Johnson, O'Toole, OToole) - 3:57 02. Two Tribes [Cowboys and Indians] (Gill, Johnson, OToole, OToole) - 3:56 03. War (Strong, Whitfield) - 4:15 04. Ferry Cross the Mersey (Marsden) - 4:05 05. Warriors of the Wasteland (Gill, Johnson, Nash, O'Toole) - 3:56 06. For Heaven's Sake (Gill, Johnson, Nash, O'Toole) - 4:29 07. The World Is My Oyster (Gill, Johnson, Nash, O'Toole) - 1:58 08. Welcome to the Pleasuredome (Gill, Johnson, Nash, O'Toole) - 13:39 09. Watching the Wildlife (Gill, Johnson, Nash, O'Toole) - 4:00 10. Born to Run (Springsteen) - 4:06 11. Rage Hard [Rage Rage] (Gill, Johnson, Nash, O'Toole) - 5:06 12. The Power of Love (Gill, Johnson, Nash, O'Toole) - 5:30 13. Bang (Gill, Johnson, Nash, O'Toole) - 1:10 + Reload! - Frankie: The Whole 12 Inches ========================================== 14. Relax [U.S. Mix, listed as 'New York Mix', 1983] - 7:25 15. Relax [Ollie J. Mix] - 6:27 16. Relax [Jam & Spoon Trip-O-Matic Fairy Tale Mix] - 7:49 17. Two Tribes [Carnage Mix, 1984] - 7:57 18. Two Tribes [Intermission Legend Mix] - 5:14 19. Welcome to the Pleasuredome ['Pleasurefix Mix' a.k.a. Real Altered a.k.a. Alternative to Reality Mix, 1985] - 9:40 20. Welcome to the Pleasuredome [Brothers in Rhythm Rollercoaster Mix] - 14:37 21. Rage Hard [Young Person's Guide into the 12 Inch Mix, Edited, 1986] - 10:05 22. Warriors of the Wasteland [Twelve Wild Disciples Mix, 1986] - 9:41 + The Bang! & Reload! Singles ============================== 23. Relax [MCMXCIII] - 3:42 24. Relax [Jam & Spoon Hi N-R-G Mix] - 7:53 25. Two Tribes [Fluke's Minimix] - 3:51 26. Two Tribes [We Don't Want To Die, 1984] - 4:12 27. Two Tribes [Fluke's Magimix] - 5:28 28. Two Tribes [Fluke's Instrumental] - 5:28 29. Two Tribes [Hibakusha Mix, 1984] - 6:35 30. Two Tribes [Annihilation Mix, 1984] - 9:09 31. Two Tribes [Legend Instrumental] - 6:14 32. Two Tribes [Workout Mix] - 5:36 33. Two Tribes [Workout Instrumental] - 5:25 34. Welcome to the Pleasuredome [Original 7 Inch, 1985] - 4:25 35. Welcome to the Pleasuredome [Elevatorman's Non-Stop Top Floor Club Mix] - 6:08 36. Rage Hard [Original DJ Mix a.k.a. Vocal Edit, 1986] - 4:15 37. The Power of Love [Holier Than Thou Edit - No Rest For The Best, 1984] - 3:30 38. The Power of Love [Original Extended Mix, 1984] - 9:30 "For those with an eye for the finer details, we salute you.." Enjoy and share.

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 neon (2009-10-02)

great upload thanks